Tue June 13, 2017 - 8:00 PM

Los Angeles, CA, 2017

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The Los Angeles Philharmonic's New Music Group gets its acclaimed "Green Umbrella" series underway for the '16-'17 season with another colorful collection of contemporary composers, conductors and artists....See More

The Los Angeles Philharmonic's New Music Group gets its acclaimed "Green Umbrella" series underway for the '16-'17 season with another colorful collection of contemporary composers, conductors and artists. In "Young Caesar", avant-garde opera director Yuval Sharon brings his unique style to Lou Harrison's work, which shocked the art world during its 1971 premiere at Caltech. This percussion-rich depiction of the Roman ruler's homosexual relationship combines Harrison's original gamelan-inspired orchestration with his later, more lush, orchestral writing. Marc Lowenstein serves as conductor and Bob Gordon is the librettist for this stirring work. See Less